Germany Already Met Its 2028 Goal for Reducing Coal-Fired Power (bloomberg.com)
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- News link: https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/09/04/1924220/germany-already-met-its-2028-goal-for-reducing-coal-fired-power
- Source link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-01/germany-already-met-its-2028-goal-for-reducing-coal-fired-power
> Germany has an interim 2028 target of reducing coal-fired power by 8.7 gigawatts, and as of Sept. 1 it had exceeded this level by about 10%, the Federal Network Agency said on its website on Monday.
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> Almost two thirds of Germany's electricity comes from renewables and excess solar power production has frequently pushed prices below zero, making burning coal less profitable. Yet Europe's largest economy remains heavily dependent on the fossil fuel and is still the European Union's biggest polluter.
[1] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-01/germany-already-met-its-2028-goal-for-reducing-coal-fired-power
Well done Germany (Score:2)
please continue to reduce use of coal in spite of some other countries trying to burn more. Future generations will thank you.
Lukewarm applause (Score:2)
They ought to be using this slight advance on their schedule to accelerate their path out of coal-dependency, especially for lignite.
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> They ought to be using this slight advance on their schedule to accelerate their path out of coal-dependency, especially for lignite.
... Germany already accelerated the phasing-out of lignite (and coal in general) by 8 years, the last remaining lignite power plants will cease operation in 2030, a resounding success of the former Socialdemocratic/Green/Liberal coalition. Yep, all communists, I know.
Still not impressed (Score:3)
Germany has squandered over half a trillion euros on Energiewende, and to show for it they have the second filthiest grid in Europe, has some of the highest electricity costs in the world and still relies on coal. Half a trillion euros could have bought dozens of gigawatts of clean and reliable nuclear capability.
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Nuclear energy does not produce CO2 emissions, by that metric it is clean. Nuclear waste is also a largely solved problem, it is [1]recyclable [iaea.org].
> The nuclear fuel recycling process involves converting spent plutonium, formed in nuclear power reactors as a by-product of burning uranium fuel, and uranium into a âoemixed oxideâ (MOX) that can be reused in nuclear power plants to produce more electricity.
[1] https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/frances-efficiency-in-the-nuclear-fuel-cycle-what-can-oui-learn
Deindustralization in Germany is the cost of this (Score:3)
This is because [1]Germany Has an Escalating Deindustrialisation Problem [internationalbanker.com]
> For one, its manufacturing output has been shrinking since 2017, with this decline only gathering pace in the face of waning competitiveness. Among the key issues contributing to this dire situation, exorbitant energy costs faced by manufacturers across the country have been the most impactful, as highly questionable domestic energy policies and unfavourable changes in the global energy-trading infrastructure have left companies facing massive energy bills that have seriously hamstrung their capacity to remain profitable.
[1] https://internationalbanker.com/finance/germany-has-an-escalating-deindustrialisation-problem/
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Last summer, Germany had to sell power to France, because of low rain, France's nuclear plants had to reduce power output. In general, Germany is a net-exporter of electrical energy.
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> Last summer, Germany had to sell power to France, because of low rain, France's nuclear plants had to reduce power output. In general, Germany is a net-exporter of electrical energy.
In general, France is the largest electricity exporter in Europe.
[1]https://montel.energy/resource... [montel.energy]
[1] https://montel.energy/resources/blog/france-tops-europes-power-export-league-of-nations